REF 2021 Resources

Guidance on Submissions – sets out the general framework for assessment in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) and guidance to UK higher education institutions about making submissions to REF. Panel Criteria and Working Methods – sets out the assessment criteria and working methods of the main and sub-panels for the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF).Guidance on Codes of Practice – sets out the guidance to UK higher education institutions about submitting codes of practice in REF 2021. It is published alongside the ‘guidance on submissions’, and ‘Panel criteria and working methods’.

Interdisciplinary Research Advisory Panel (IDAP) – sets out the framework for developing their guidance for REF 2021. It is published alongside a summary of the guidance and criteria for IDR from the ‘Guidance on submissions’ and the ‘Panel criteria and working methods’.

Audit Guidance – sets out the guidance to UK higher education institutions for audit in REF 2021. It is published alongside the ‘Guidance on submissions’.

Further details to the REF 2021 exercise can be found here: www.ref.ac.uk/